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INDEX 0R FILE. APPLICTION FILED ULYI. 1977.

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sfrarns ROBERT D. HAYES, 0F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTCUT, ASSIGNOR T0 NDEX VISIBLE, NCURPRTE. OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, d. CORPGBIATION 0F NEVI INDEX OB. FILE.

.application filed .Tuly 31, 191'?.

To ZZ whom, t may conf/em Be it known that I, ROBERT l). HAYES, a citizen of the United States, residin in the city and county of New Haven and tate of Connecticut, have invented certain new and nse'tul lmprovements in Indexes or Files, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to indexes or tiles, and it has particular reference to a so-called visible index embodying a plurality of record holding members or cards which in the normal position are held tlatwise in overlapped relation, -so that only the marginalV portions thereof are exposed to view.

One of the primary objects of the present invention is to provide an improved form of index card having a pocket at its free edge adapted to carry or accommodate a record slip or insert on which the record matter is directly written or typewritten, 'rather than on the body' of the card itself.

Another object of the invention is to provide an in'iproved index or tile in which a transparent pocket extending beyond the free edge of the card body is adapted to hold a record slip or insert located at the rear of the card, the pocket being transparent at the front of the card, so that reo ord matter on the slip or insert is visible when the cards are in the normal overlapped relation.

Another object which l have in view is the provision et an index or lile in which the cards are of the downhanging er pendent type, and wherein the record slips or inserts adapted to be carried by the lower edge portions of the respective cards may be readily written or typewritten with the name or title of each item at the top of the insert, rather than at the bottom thereof as has'heretotore been customary. This faeilitates considerably the preparation or' the inserts.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an index or ile in which a transparent pocket on one card serves as a protective cover for the card behind, and wherein reeord matter carried by the last mentioned card can be corrected or amplified by the insertion of a record slip or insert in the poel ,t in :liront oit the s me.

Le ,se and etin r en` the invention eonsis he novei Irn.r.... and combina Specieation of Letters atent.

Patented May 2tlg 191139.

Serial No. 183,770.

tions of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed. l

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of an index or lile embodying my improvements;

Fig 2 is an-enlarged detail section on line Q-2 of Fig. 1;

` Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1, showing the uppermost card raised for the insplectlon of the normally concealed portion or record slip or insert;

Fig. 4: is a detail fragmentary view of the record slip or insert before it is folded;

Fig. 5 is a detail edgeview oli' the insert after it has been folded;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of two cards of an index of slightly modified type;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of the lower.- most card shown in Fig. 6; and

Fig. 8 is a detail o1 the insert shown in Fig. 6.

In some features the cards selected for illustration are similar to those shown in my Patent No. 1,223,168, dated April 17th, 1917, but in the present case the cards are of the downhanging or pendent type, althrough this is not materiaiv in most aspects of the invention. Referring particularly to Figs. 1. 2, and 3, a plurality of cards 10 are.

in Fig. 2. The exposed portion of the body part ot each card at the lower edge thereof is protected by a transparent pocket 14 carried at the lower edge portion of the card next in front of the same. Fachv of the pockets extends downward beyond the lower edge of the body portion of thecard by which it is carried and is adapted to accommodate a reoordshp or insert 15 located at the rear of the card by which the insert is Miti carried. ln making the pockets 14%, ll pre ter to secure a strip of .felestron, or other transparent material, along the pon i .tion of each card, said strip being folded in'order to create a pocket for the insert 15. Inthe particular forni shown, a part of each strip is applied to the rear surface of lower edge of the card body, as shown at 14h, and a third part of the strip is folded upwardly and rearwardly at the lower edge of the portion 1li-b, as shown at 14C, in order vvto form a retainingpocket or iiange which. will accommodate the insert 15. The insert is thus carried at the rear of the body prtion of the card and it extends downward below the lower edge of the body portion into the transparent pocket, the front wall or portion 14" of which is partially or wholly transparent, so as to permit the read '2.0

ing of written or typewritten matter carried by the insert 15, as shown.

The` insert 15 preferably consists of a piece or slip of paper or cardboard which carries the record matter in the general dis position shown in. Fig. 4:, with the naine or title of the particular item at the top and the detail data written below the same. The slip is then folded along the dotted line 1G near the upper margin thereof, so as to present a narrow flap 15a at the lower part,

`carrying the name or title, and larger flap or portion 15b at the rear of the portion 15a extending upwardlyf behind the body portion of the card and having 'the detailed data located on the rear face thereof but in inverted position.. Access to the detailed data on the rear face of the insert can be had by swinging the main body portion of the card in an upward direction, as shown in Fig. 3, for which purpose the card isl provided near the upper part thereof with a hinge 17. The hinge 17 may be of any appropriate hind. 1t permits the lower portion of the card, carrying the pocket, to be swung upwardly into the position shown in Fi'. 3, so that the detailed data on the rear face of the insert appears in its proper upright relation, in which it is readily legible.

@ne of the main advantages of this type of index arises from the fact that the title or name of the item to which each card ren fers can be placed at the top of the insert when the latter is made up7 rather than at the bottom thereof as has heretofore been customary in card indexes of the pendent type.

1n the form shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8,

the main record matter, instead of being written on an insert, is carried by the lower marginal portion of the main body of the card, as vshown at 18. This record member isv covered by the transparent pocket on the lower edge portion of the card nent in front of the first mentioned card,` but as the pocket is transparent the reco s. is

Lao/aise readily visible when the cards are in the normal position. ln case it is desired to correct one or more parts of the item referred to by a predetermined card, this may be doneA by inserting one or more inserts 19 in the pocket in front of this card. Suppose that a person referred to on the body ofthe card as residing in Chicago, Ill., changes his residence to `Philadelphia, Pa., the necessary correction can read" y be made by inserting in the pocket over the words Chicago, Ill. an insert 19 on which Philadelphia, Pa. is written. The pocket carried by one card therefore serves as a means for holding, retaining or positioning a corrective device for the card lying at the rear of the same. In this case the inserts 19 can be constituted by small pieces of paper or cardboard which need not be folded, and as these can be very readily prepared there is a considerable saving of time in using an index of this type, because .it is not necessary to remove and discard a record member simply because one or more of its items become incorrect or out of date.

Various changes in the details of theindexes hereinafter described may obviously be made without departing from the scope of my invention defined in the claims.

lf do not claim broadly herein the combination 'of a support and a plurality of cards mounted on said support in overlapped relation with one margin of each card eX- posed, each card having a transparent portion overlapping the exposed margin of the card at the rear of the saine, as claimed in my application, Serial llo. 183,769 of even date herewith.

l claim:

1. ln an index or iie, t ie combination of a support, a plurality of cards mounted on said support in overlapped relation with. one margin of each card exposed, and an insert pocket on each card overlapping the exposed margin ofthe card at the rear of the saine.

2. ln an index or i'ile, the combination of a support, a plurality of cards mounted on said support in overlapped relation with one margin of each card exposed, and a transparent pocket on each card overlapping the exposed margin of the card at the rear of the same. f.

8. ln an index or file, a plurality of overlapped cards, and transparent pockets eX- tending beyond the free` edges of the cards.

fl. ln an index or file, a plurality of overlapped ards, pockets extending beyond the free edges of the cards, and inserts in said pockets. i

5. ln an inde7 or rile, plurality` of overlapped cards, trar rent pockets ertenfling beyond the free s of the cards, and inserts in said por, 'visible from the front of the index transparent portions of p iso In` an index or filo, a plurality of cards, ear-h rard haring1 one marginal portion extending beyond the card next in front of the same so as 'to be exposed, a transparent portion on each card overlapping` the exposed portion ol.I the card at the rear of the same. and a record member carried by at. leas! one ot said transparent portions.

7. In an index or lilo, a plurality ol" o\'er lapped iat recordmembers, each comprising an.l opaque major portion, and a transparent marginal portion folded to form a pocket.

ti'. In an index or lilo, a plurality. otcards mounted in overlzumei-l rela-tion and having marginal pockets at thc rear thereof.

In an. index or file, the combination ol a support. a plurality ot cards mounted on said support in orerliqipml relation and haring` free edge portions, and pockets on said cards located adjacent said frei-..edgre portions and adapted to hold record yslips at the rear faces or' the respective cards.

1U. A record card `for indexes or the like, having` an opaque body portion, and a transparent marginal portion extending' beyond the body portion and constructed to form a pocket, said pocket. being;` provided with a longritiuliinil insertafceciving opening per; mitting inserts to project laterally there trom.

11. A card lor indexes and the like, having an opaque body portion, a transparent marginal portion secured to the lower edge ot said body portion, and a record slip carried at the rear ol said body portion by said transparent marginal portion and visible throng-h the transparent portion.

A. card tor indexes or the like,fhav ing an opaque body portion. and a transparent marginal portion located beyond the body portion and folded to present a pocket attlie rear oi the card.

12?. l'n an index or lilo, a plurality of cards mounted latn in overlapiied relation with one margin ot each card exposed, pockets carried by the respective marginal portions ot' the cards, and folded inserts in said pockets.

Eil. In an 'index or tile, a plurality of cards mounted tlatwise in overlapped relation with one margin ol each card exposed, pockets carried by the respective marginal portions ot the cards, and folded inserts in said pockets, said pockets being transparent. and said inserts carrying record matter disposed at both the front and rear thereof.

In an index or file, a plurality of cards mounted flatwise in overlapped relation with one margin of each card exposed, 6o

pockets carried by the respective marginal portions of the cards, and folded inserts in said pockets, said pockets being transparent and said inserts carrying record matter disposed at both the front and rear thereof,

said cards having hinged portions which can be swung, into such position as to expose the record mat-ter on the rear faces of the inserts.

16. In an index or file, a plurality of cards mounted Hatwise in overlapped relation with one margin of each card exposed, each card carrying record matter on its exposed margin, and a corrector associated with the record matter of at least one card and carried by the card in front ot' the same.

17. In an index or lilc,v a plurality of cards mounted flativise in overlapped relation with one margin olz each ard exposed and carrying' record matter, and a corrective de- 80 rice extending,r beyond one margin. of at least one card and lying in `frontl of the record matter on the card bcliinddtl 18. In an index or tile, a plurality of cards mounted ltlativise in o\f-irlapped relation with one margin ot each card exposed and. containing yrecord matter, ai transparent pocket extending beyond the margin of one of said cards, and a corrector in said pocket overlying certain record matter on the card 19. In an index or file, a plurality of cards mounted lativise in overlapped relation, at least one ot' said cards carrying record matv ter on the exposed marginal portion thereo oi", a member extending beyond the marginalV rportion of the card in fronto said first card, and a corrector slip carried by said member.

20. In an index or file, a plurality of cards oo mounted fiatwise in overlapped relation, at least one of said cards carrying record matter on the exposed marginal portion thereof, i

a member extending' beyond the marginal portion of the card in front of said first' 10.5

card, and a corrector slip carried by said member, said member constituted by a trans-` parent strip folded to form a pocket in which said corrector slip is inserted.

21. In an index or file, a card transparent no 

